Barry Larkin coming to Cincinnati for Opening Day

Reds Hall of Famer Barry Larkin will be here Opening Day – hosting ESPN's baseball pregame show from Crosley Terrace outside Great American Ball Park.

Larkin, Karl Ravich and John Kruk will host the "Baseball Tonight" pregame show live from noon-1 p.m., before ESPN airs the Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Pirates at 1 p.m.

When Larkin and ESPN did the Sunday Night Baseball pregame show from Crosley Terrace in July 2011, hundreds of fans packed the plaza outside the ballpark.

ESPN's telecast and the Findlay Market Opening Day Parade both begin at noon. Larkin and ESPN could draw a big crowd from the Reds Community Fund charity block party at the Banks 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Opening Day. Fox Sports Ohio also is expected to do a live show near the ballpark 9 a.m. to noon on Opening Day.

The ballpark gates will open at 1:10 p.m. on Opening Day, three hours before the first pitch.

ESPN's national telecast of the Reds Opening Day game with the Cardinals at 4:10 p.m. will be seen here. FSO also will air the game, which will be simulcast on WKRC-TV (Channel 12).